Hose-nozzle support.



- G. DAVIS. HOSE'NOZZLE'$UPPORT. APPUCATION FILED use. I8. I913.

Patented June 1, 1915..

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

' Ii Application filed December 18,1913. $eria1 N'o. 867,503.

ToaZZwh-m it may concern: Be it known that I, GEORGE Davis',a c1t1- Zen of the United States, "and resident of 7 Sharon, in the county of Mercer and State ofPennsylyania, have invented; certain new;

and useful Improvements in Hose-Nozzle Supports, of which the following is a spec1- a My invention has'relation to apparatusused in manipulating hose nozzles to regulate the directionor fiowof a streamlof water issuing from such nozzles, and morepartic ularly relatedto apparatus] used in operatingiandlcontrolling the, direction of flow of water issuing from the hosenozzles of fire fighting apparatus.

I for holding a nozzle angularly-adjusted One object of my invention is ,to provide a hose nozzle supportv having novel means wherebyithe nozzle of -a' hose is held in de sired angular-1y adjusted position, and is maintained in position without manual as sista-nce while a stream of water is issuing therefronL- c ,1 a

Another object of my invention is tdproride a hose nozzle-support having means position while permitting turning or rotation of the nozzle support and nozzle, to

change the course .or direction of flow of the stream of water issuing from the nozzle.

Another-object of the invention is to pro- "vide a hoselnozzle support having novel means for angularly adjusting the hose nozzle and holding the nozzle-in each of a series of angularly'adjusted positions.

Still-further objects of my invention will become apparent as the invention is more fully: described in the specification and pointed out in the appended claim.

' Referring to the drawings torining part of this specification, Figure 1 1s a side eleyation showing a hose nozzle support constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention; Fig. '2 is. a plan of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sec tional end elevation of the'hose nozzle support of Figs. 1 and 2, the section being taken onthe line IIl-IH of Fig. 1.

In the accompanying drawings, the nu- :meral 2 designates a base which, as shown,

and is made of rolled is triangularin outline at their ends to conmetal angles 3 secured nection plates 4 by rivets or other suitable i H fastenings.

Extending downwardly at each nt-the corners-of the triangular base are friction and decrease the power to turn the carrier on the base. Mounted .on'on end of the carrier 12 is a support '14 .for the hose 7 whichhas a hose clamp 15 hinged thereto,-an eye bolt 16. being emplo'y'ed-to 'detachably hold the clamp 15 in clamping position on the support 14. Piv

short angles 5 whihh have pointed lower ends .enga-gin the. floor, ground, or other in holding the base stationary. Fastened to the upper surface of the base 2 is an'annular ring forminga track 6 for-the bearings on the carrier .12. The base 2 is proarm'sio to the ring 6 and sides 3 of the base; Pivoted by a pin 11 to the center bearing 9.of .the base 2 is a carrier 12, which atented-Jane i was,

I surface on which the base-is placed,'to assist ided with a center bearing 9 connected by has the series :of four hearings or "casters .13

-on its under surface, arranged to engage with the circular track 6 formed by-the an-- nularring on the base 2 so' that when the carrier 12 isrota'ted or turned. about the PIVOiS in 1-1 the bearings 13 will lessen the otally secured by one end, on the otherend of'car-rier 12, is a nozzle supporting arm 17,

this arni'having openings 18'19 therein through one of which the end of the nozzle the quadrantfil. A pin 25, which is conveniently secured to the quadrant by means of a short chain 26 or like flexible connection, is employed to enter the registering holes in the quadrant 21 and 1ug'23 to hold the arm 17 in angular-1y adjusted position; The nozzle 20 on the end of the the openings 18-49 in the upper swinging end of the pivoted arm 17 when the hose to which the nozzle 20is secured is held in position on the carrier 12 by the hose clamp 15..

-As will be seen by reference to, Fig. 1, the swinging arm; 17 is angularly adjustable so as to hold the hose nozzle 20 in any necessary hose 7 projects through one or the other of ii one of a number of angular. positions, this 1 1:

'. tion shown by full lines, into that shown by dotted lines in Fig. land the hose nozzle. 20 being held thereby in a series of angularly dlfferent positions, ranging between the two extreme positions shown'dotted in Fig. 1.

In the operation of my improved appa-' ratus, the hose nozzle support is placed in the desired position, and the nozzle end of the hose 7 is clamped to the support 14 on the carrier by the clamp 15 asshownin the drawings. 1 The pivoted arm 17 is then brought into engagement with "the end of the nozzle 20 on the hose 7, the nozzle being caused other of the openings 1819 in the swinging end of this swinging arm. The arm 17 is then moved into the. angular position necessary to hold the nozzle 7 in the desired angular position required to cause the stream of water to strike the desired location and is fastened in such position by, th locking pin 25. Vhen so mounted it wil not be necessary to manually hold the hose nozzle when a stream of water under pres sure is issuing therefrom. I Should it be desired to change the location'at which the stream of water strikes, the carrier 12 1s readily swung manually about the pivot pin. the direction of, the

11-. so as to change stream of water issuing from the nozzle and the nozzle 7 will remain in any position in whichi-t is moved by turning the carrier 12 l on the base 2. The angular position of the nozzle 7 with relation to a horizontal plane is easily and quickly changed, in most cases it only being necessary to move the pivoted arm 17 until the opening in the car 23 on to extend through one or the therein,

this arm registers with a different set of the openings 22 in the quadrant 21, re-placing the pin 25 in such registering holes securing the arm 17 andthe nozzle 20 in a new angular position.

The advantages'of my invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The apparatus is simple, is of light weight, and is readily kept in repair. Its weight is such as to make it readily portable, which permits of its being carried from place to place. By its use the difiiculties heretofore met with in manipulating the nozzle of fire hose under the high Water pressure used with such apparatus, are avoided and overcome.

Modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from my invention as defined in the appended claim.

A hose nozzle support comprising a base, a rotary carrier pivoted thereon, parallel quadrants secured on said carrier, said quadrants having a plurality of correspond ing holes along their upper sides, a nozzle supporting arm pivoted between and supported laterally bysaid quadrants, said arm being provided with a lug having a hole and apin adapted to pass through the hole in said'lug and selected holes in said quadrants to secure the arm at different angles.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

' GEORGE DAVIS. Witnesses MARGARET MoDoNALo, JOHN FITZPATRICK. 

